The MB Rouissat Courier
Boardroom3 Jan 2028
MB Rouissat spell it out for Faouzi Haddad
The board’s statement ran to three sentences and one of them mentioned results. Faouzi Haddad has managed long enough to translate: win soon, or the next statement is shorter.
Boardroom3 Jan 2028
Pressure builds in the MB Rouissat boardroom
The directors have stopped offering the manager public warmth. In football that is usually the stage before the short statement.
Match1 Jan 2028
No end in sight to MB Rouissat's wait for a win
6 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at MB Rouissat has to find a result from somewhere.
Market3 Jan 2028
Djigo Saikou puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at MB Rouissat, and it is not being withdrawn.
Match1 Jan 2028
MB Rouissat cannot find the net
6 games without scoring. Strikers stop looking up, midfielders take the extra touch, and every shot that clears the bar is followed by a groan that has been building since the last goal.
Squad3 Jan 2028
Tempers go at MB Rouissat
Kheiredine Merzougui was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad3 Jan 2028
Kenneth Ikugar gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad3 Jan 2028
Sofiane Mahrez out for 31 days
The medical room confirms 31 days on the sidelines for Sofiane Mahrez, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Player ratings3 Jan 2028
Abderraouf Othmani runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 18. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
In brief
- Squad Mohamed Belaribi falls out with a teammate over standards
- Player ratings The afternoon belonged to Abdul Hamidu Fatawu
- Match No goals between MB Rouissat and MC El Bayadh